Malvina Reynolds Quotes

Malvina Reynolds was an American folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, best known for her songwriting, particularly the songs "Little Boxes" and "Morningtown Ride."

✵ 23. August 1900 – 17. March 1978

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Famous Malvina Reynolds Quotes

“Train whistle blowin',
Makes a sleepy noise;
Underneath their blankets
Go all the girls and boys.
Rockin', rollin', ridin',
Out along the bay,
All bound for Morningtown,
Many miles away.”

Malvina Reynolds

Song Morningtown Ride

“They don't know my head's full of me
And that I have my own special thing,
And there's no hole in my head.
Too bad.”

Malvina Reynolds

Song No Hole In My Head

“I don't mind failing in this world,
I'll stay down here with the raggedy crew,
'Cause getting up there means stepping on you,
so I don't mind failing in this world.”

Malvina Reynolds

Song I don't mind failing in this world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ60n_-BK6Q (1966)

“Love is something if you give it away,
Give it away, give it away.
Love is something if you give it away,
You end up having more.
It's just like a magic penny,
Hold it tight and you won't have any.
Lend it, spend it, and you'll have so many
They'll roll all over the floor.”

Malvina Reynolds

Song Magic Penny

“And there's doctors and lawyers,
And business executives,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.”

Malvina Reynolds

Song Little Boxes

“If you are a piano,
You will laugh on ev'ry string,
And if you are a girl or boy,
You'll sing.”

Malvina Reynolds

Song There's Music In The Air

“Little man stood at the Mayor's door,
No one had ever seen him before,
Dressed in clothes of a gayer mood
Than ever are seen in Hollywood.”

Malvina Reynolds

Song The Pied Piper

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